NHS staff given powers to arrest coronavirus patients
Those who join the "NHS Army" will be assessed to see what kind of help they could offer in the service's battle against the pandemic.
"But we can't do it alone, so I am urging all recent former nurses to lend us your expertise and experience during this pandemic, because I have no doubt that you can help to save lives. And I'm grateful for senior students providing expert care in this time with their NHS colleagues." Returners will be able to opt in to a register to fill a range of roles across the NHS - clinical and non-clinical - based on their skills and time away from work.
"By offering to return to the NHS now, these thousands of well-qualified and compassionate people will make more of a difference than ever before - not just to patients, but to colleagues and the wider community." Meanwhile, analysis from Edge Health suggested the NHS will face substantial pressures on critical care beds as the outbreak continues.
Boris Johnson said measures taken so far were helping to slow the spread of the disease, but he did not rule out tougher measures being enforced down the line.
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